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Recognised as Colour

#BB4E65

  • #BB4E65
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#BB4E65 is a red with RGB values 187, 78, 101 and HSL 347°, 44%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#BB4E65#BB4E65
HEX#BB4E65
RGBrgb(187, 78, 101)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.3059, 0.3961
RGB percentages73.3%, 30.6%, 39.6%
HSLhsl(347.3, 44.5%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(347.3, 58.3%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 58.3%, 46%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,275,301
CSS custom property--colour: #BB4E65;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16953WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.78:1
Contrast with white4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#44B19A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#656565no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#817B63no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.3 from the original
Tritanopia#CB4057no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 14Pale violetred · ΔE 15.2Light coral · ΔE 21Brown · ΔE 24.2Salmon · ΔE 27.6Firebrick · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 13.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4EBBA4
Analogous#BB4E9B, #BB6E4E
Triadic#65BB4E, #4E65BB
Split complementary#4EBB6E, #4E9BBB
Tetradic#9BBB4E, #4EBBA4, #6E4EBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4E1E5
Lighter +30%#E5BDC5
Lighter +20%#D798A5
Lighter +10%#C97385
Darker −10%#9B3B4F
Darker −20%#762D3D
Darker −30%#511F2A
Darker −40%#2C1117
More saturated +25%#DA2F53
Less saturated −25%#9C6D77

Channel breakdown

R187
G78
B101
Red187 (73.3%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue101 (39.6%)
Hue347.34°
Saturation (HSL)44.49%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 4E · B 65

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